Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
LoongArch: Fix panic caused by NULL-PMD in huge_pte_offset()
ERROR INFO:
CPU 25 Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 0x0
...
Call Trace:
[<900000000023c30c>] huge_pte_offset+0x3c/0x58
[<900000000057fd4c>] hugetlb_follow_page_mask+0x74/0x438
[<900000000051fee8>] __get_user_pages+0xe0/0x4c8
[<9000000000522414>] faultin_page_range+0x84/0x380
[<9000000000564e8c>] madvise_vma_behavior+0x534/0xa48
[<900000000056689c>] do_madvise+0x1bc/0x3e8
[<9000000000566df4>] sys_madvise+0x24/0x38
[<90000000015b9e88>] do_syscall+0x78/0x98
[<9000000000221f18>] handle_syscall+0xb8/0x158
In some cases, pmd may be NULL and rely on NULL as the return value for
processing, so it is necessary to determine this situation here.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.1.136 – < 6.1.191, 6.6.89 – < 6.6.95, 6.12.26 – < 6.12.35, 6.14.5 – < 6.15, 6.15 | 6.1.191 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 6.12.35-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.12.35-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-riscv +6 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +32 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +28 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2025-1465 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 12, 2026
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55a9a7d21309bbea1dd629cf28396521a2803bb3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b427d98d55217b53c88643579fbbd8a4c351a105
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/985f086f281b7bbb6644851e63af1a17ffff9277
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5c7397b7fd125203c60b59860c168ee92291272
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee084fa96123ede8b0563a1b5a9b23adc43cd50d